Exam 23: The Diversity of Fungi

Which of the following features are characteristic of fungi?

Which fungal group is most commonly found in lichens?

How are chytrids different from glomeromycota, basidiomycota, and ascomycota?

The interwoven mass of cells that forms large structures such as an earthstar or a mushroom is a

What role do mycorrhizae play in helping plants survive?

When you eat mushrooms on your pizza, you are technically eating the

This photograph shows a glomeromycete fungus growing in the cell of a plant. The fungus will help the plant get water and minerals, and the plant will supply the fungus with some sugar. This relationship is known as

Single- celled fungi are known as

Why do fungi have the ability to decompose materials such as cotton and wool that other organisms cannot?

Which polysaccharide is produced by both fungi and arthropods?

form beneficial symbiotic relationships with plant roots.

What are lichens?

When zygosporangia germinate, they must undergo before forming hyphae.

Why is it unsafe to collect wild mushrooms without expert training?

How are lichens and mycorrhizae similar?

The specialized reproductive structures of club fungi are called

The worldwide die- off of frogs has been traced to infection by

During alcohol fermentation, yeasts ferment

Which of the following is a by- product of yeast fermentation?

In black bread molds, the produce haploid spores for asexual reproduction.